Famous Inventors - Inventions
This famous inventor is known for formulating the law of gravitation
Isaac Newton
The best-selling novel of all time
Don Quixote
A Canadian actor began his acting career on the Mickey Mouse Club as a teen in 1993 and transitioned to adult stardom with the massively popular "The Notebook" in 2004 and an Academy Award nomination in 2006 for "Half Nelson." Who is this Ontarian?
Ryan Gosling
The Incan Empire is located in which modern-day country?
Peru
What colour is a lobster’s blood?
Blue
This is the reading and writing system for visually impaired people
Braille
Name of the economic agreement between the United States, Mexico, and Canada enacted in 1994 and replaced by the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) in 2020
NAFTA
Bruce Nolan, Lloyd, and Peter Appleton are all characters played by this Canadian-born actor
Jim Carrey
National Drink of Argentina
Mate
Number of points that are on the maple leaf featured
on Canada’s national flag
11
Which famous inventor also co-founded the American Telephone and Telegraph Company?
Alexander Graham-Bell
This billionaire entrepreneur and philanthropist attended the University of Pretoria in his native South Africa before moving to Canada to attend Queen's University before finally transferring to the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned dual bachelor's degrees in economics and physics.
Elon Musk
The highest-grossing movie of all time
Avatar
the Galapagos Islands belong to this country
Ecuador
This was the first province to grant voting rights
to women
Manitoba
He/She invented the penicillin
Alexander Fleming
SPF in sunscreen stands for....
Sun Protection Factor
Triple-named author who is famous in Prince Edward Island—and beyond—for penning “Anne of Green Gables"
Lucy Maud Montgomery
Venezuelan military and political leader who played a key role in the South American wars of independence against Spanish rule
Simon Bolivar
Founded in Quebec, what is the French name of the private entertainment company which has sold over 100 million tickets for its unique blend of continuous live music and circus-like acrobatics?
Circus Du Soleil
The ____ was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. What was the invention?
The microwave
Demolition of the Berlin Wall separating East and West Germany began in what year?
1989
A24 film released in 2022 and winner of Best Picture at the Academy Awards
Everything Everywhere All At Once
Frida Kahlo was a prominent artist of the 20th century. What type of art was she known for?
Self-portraits
Puerto Rico and Canada got slammed by a tropical storm that shares what F-word name with Shrek's love and the singer of that '90s hit "Criminal"?
Fiona